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Lynda, Thanks for posting the orange sulfur butterfly. I think it might be(Colias eurytheme) which is usually orange with black wing margins.  Anyway, I was great to look at the photo this morning for a stress break, and wish I was at Spaulding Lake.  :)

starwatcher

Me too.   ;)

Now I would really like to wake up to that view!  Thanks for sharing.

starwatcher

I like today's even better.  :)

starwatcher

Both of those pics are of an Island on Bewag...Last June...Great Campsite and good fishing from shore also... I think it would be worth a couple of days exploring before hitting Jackfish Creek...

Maybe Next Year

Love today's pic - blueberries!!  ;)

Oh, thanks. Yeah. I got a head (or behind) of myself.... Brain farts happen.

The last couple of shots have been really nice.  Esp. the trees in the foreground of the sunset...
Thanks for sharing!
-Tom
(& thanks db for unlocking!)

Mk631 wrote on Jul 18^th, 2011 at 12:32pm:

The last couple of shots have been really nice.  Esp. the trees in the foreground of the sunset...

Agree.  While it's a pretty ubiquitous shot, it's always a pretty shot.

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Love the picture of the hooked 'gator in the shallows (a couple of days ago).

-- kypaddler

Todays bear is a little too close for my comfort. :o

starwatcher

... and while I'm no expert on bear facial expressions, this one appears to be a little perturbed. I no like bears wearing scowls.

-- kypaddler

Today's POD looks like a style/color of linoleum tile that was popular when I was a kid 50-60's.
A very interesting mosaic courtesy of Mother Nature.

Reminds me of the lozenge camoflage from WWI

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starwatcher

OH those Germans ;D

Reminds me of a few dinners I had while growing up (after spending the night before at a lake with flashlight and gig).

Very tasty!

dd

Todays POD reminds me the 1st time I saw a big Snapper in the Q. For some reason I thought the cooler Northern climes prevented turtles/spiders and other critters from getting to the size you'd associate with warmer temps.
I was wading barefoot, casting from shore in about knee deep water. I looked down in the clear water and my first thought was that somehow a hubcap had found it's way in here :-?
Then I saw the " hubcap" move slowly up about a neck length from my exposed toes :o
Needless to say I existed the water as fast as I could.
I wonder how many paddlers newbies or not realize what might be watching them when their wading barefoot or skinny dipping ;D
Adds a whole new meaning to the redneck fishing technique called " Noodling" :'(

Great shot & funny story ST.

On a hiking trip we came across one on the trail.  Buddy wanted pictures and complained about the grass in front of the turtle's nose obstructing his shot.  I turned to get a stick to move the grass and when I turned back buddy had his fingers an inch from the snapper's face!  dumbdumbdumb  The turtle took a swipe & missed.  Buddy learned an important lesson.  I just stood there shaking my head. 

Oh yes, very conscious of what may be hiding near my tootsies.

I know that guy!  He ate my fish then came to visit me while I was swimming - yikes!  Someday I need to finish that trip report...

Three of us were up on Crooked Lake.  My buddy and I go out to fish across the lake as the sun is setting.  We hear my wife who stayed back in camp to read yelling "Give me back my (bleep)ing fish!"  Both of us turn towad each other and simultaneously say "Turtle", laugh a good bit, and keep fishing.  My wife had also assumed that the turtles wouldn't get that big.

Nice pics last few days, Mike. I think we spoke briefly on Carp Lake; I recognize the stripper. We were paddling out, you were at a campsite taking a break. I commented on your boat; you said it was home made.
Enjoying the pics.

Thanks for your kind comments, W-I-F.

But perhaps the boat is not the same one you saw on your recent trip? All of these pics were taken in the second week of July on the Beaverhouse - Jean - Boulder - Badwater - Robin - West Bay - Beaverhouse loop, not close to Carp Lake at all. Besides, I never take breaks!  :D

The design is a Bear Mountain "Redbird", a bit distinctive because of the recurved bow and stern (styled after Ojibwa rice harvesting canoes). It's fairly popular among stripper builders, so it could well be my boat has a twin patrolling Q's southern waters.

This is what happens when you get old. Well anyways, it is a beautiful boat and I've been enjoying this set of pics.
Thanks for contributing!

Fabulous damselfly  photo today!!

Spartan2 wrote on Sep 1^st, 2011 at 5:40pm:

Fabulous damselfly  photo today!!

Thanks, S2! That was my favourite in this batch too.

Only a few more to go - then maybe we'll get to see pics from db's latest trip?

That would be nice.  We are headed out tomorrow, so perhaps I will find something to photograph in six days.  Who knows?

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Only a few more to go - then maybe we'll get to see pics from db's latest trip?

Thankfully no. Looks like I've been getting enough from other's lately, plus, I didn't take a lot this trip and haven't even looked at any yet. I'd prefer to put any of mine of value in the Inuk gallery, provide a link and show other's for the POD. If I run out of time some night I'll put up some of mine but considering the effort involved, I'd rather see all of yours.

Thanks Mike for the nice series of geology photos.  Nice textures.  Some are difficult to judge the scale without the obvious tree or lichen.

starwatcher

I'm curious where today's picture is.  Beautiful spot.  It doesn't look like one of the few places I have been that has sand beachs.

monjon wrote on Sep 6^th, 2011 at 1:32pm:

I'm curious where today's picture is.  Beautiful spot.  It doesn't look like one of the few places I have been that has sand beachs.

Beaverhouse, at campsite 2L.

There are only two more pics left in this set; I will post a set of captions for all 34 once the last couple are up.

starwatcher wrote on Sep 6^th, 2011 at 1:47am:

Thanks Mike for the nice series of geology photos.  Nice textures.  Some are difficult to judge the scale without the obvious tree or lichen. starwatcher

Thanks, starwatcher. Glad you like them!

IIRC the bedding planes in the metamorphic inclusions (Sept 4) were 1 or 2 mm in thickness (so the two big chunks were about 5 cm thick each), and the band of granite on the right (Sept 5) was about 30 cm thick.

The old saw "Every picture tells a story" is especially true for rock photos. I wish my geological knowledge were better though - I'm sure I am missing a lot of the nuances of the histories of these spots.

I haven't been commenting much lately, but I've got to say that I've really enjoyed the last couple months of PODs - thanks to all who've contributed, esp. for the first time!

-Tom

Thanks, Mk. I liked Harold's set too. For me, there were more than a couple of "I wish I'd taken that" shots in his set  :)

Here's captions for the past month's set. Corrections for any errors in identifying the stuff would be much appreciated!

POD Date                          Photo Date         Description      
September 8, 2011          July 19, 2011        Quetico Lake from campsite 3A      
September 7, 2011          July 19, 2011        American toad (Bufo americanus) on portage between Quetico Lake and Beaverhouse Lake      
September 6, 2011          July 19, 2011        Beaverhouse Lake from campsite 2L      
September 5, 2011          July 19, 2011        Granite and metamorphic rocks at campsite 2W on Quetico Lake (West Bay)      
September 4, 2011          July 19, 2011        Quartz-rich granite with metamorphic inclusions at campsite 2W on Quetico Lake (West Bay)      
September 3, 2011          July 18, 2011        Cliff face on Quetico Lake (West Bay)      
September 2, 2011          July 18, 2011        Cliff face on Quetico Lake (West Bay)      
September 1, 2011          July 18, 2011        Spreadwing damselfly on Quetico Lake (West Bay) (Lestes inaequalis?)      
August 31, 2011               July 18, 2011        Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) (?) on Quetico Lake (West Bay) shoreline      
August 30, 2011               July 18, 2011        Quartz-rich granite at campsite 2W on Quetico Lake (West Bay)      
August 29, 2011               July 18, 2011        Swamp candle (Lysimachia terrestris) at campsite 2W on Quetico Lake (West Bay)      
August 28, 2011               July 18, 2011        Chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina) at campsite 2W on Quetico Lake (West Bay) (maybe American tree sparrow?)      
August 27, 2011               July 17, 2011        Female Common goldeneyes (Bucephala clangula) at campsite 2W on Quetico Lake (West Bay)      
August 26, 2011               July 17, 2011        Atlantis fritillary (Speyeria atlantis) at campsite 2W on Quetico Lake (West Bay)      
August 25, 2011               July 16, 2011        Common loon (Gavia immer) between Badwater Lake and Bee Lake      
August 24, 2011               July 16, 2011        Common loon (Gavia immer) between Badwater Lake and Bee Lake      
August 23, 2011               July 16, 2011        Between Badwater Lake and Bee Lake      
August 22, 2011               July 17, 2011        Quetico Lake (West Bay) from campsite 2W      
August 21, 2011               July 15, 2011        Badwater Lake from campsite 3N      
August 20, 2011               July 14, 2011        Tree branch, Badwater Lake      
August 19, 2011               July 14, 2011        Badwater Lake from campsite 3N      
August 18, 2011               July 13, 2011        Common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) on Your Lake shoreline      
August 17, 2011               July 13, 2011        Northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens) on Your Lake      
August 16, 2011               July 13, 2011        Dragonfly scarfing down a small butterfly, near Your Lake      
August 15, 2011               July 13, 2011        Waterlilies on Your Lake      
August 14, 2011               July 13, 2011        Common loon (Gavia immer) on Your Lake      
August 13, 2011               July 13, 2011        Common loons (Gavia immer) on Your Lake      
August 12, 2011               July 13, 2011        Common loon (Gavia immer) on Your Lake      
August 11, 2011               July 11, 2011        Water shield (Brasenia schreberi) on Jean Creek between Jean Lake and Boulder Lake      
August 10, 2011               July 11, 2011        Jean Creek at end of portage into Boulder Lake      
August 9, 2011                July 12, 2011        Female Common Merganser (Mergus merganser), Boulder Lake at start of portage into Fair Lake      
August 8, 2011                July 12, 2011        Amanita muscaria var. alba at campsite 75 on Your Lake      
August 7, 2011                July 12, 2011        at campsite 75 on Your Lake      
August 6, 2011                July 12, 2011        from campsite 75 on Your Lake      

That's it 'til next time!

Mike

Sorry. No POD today. That computer isn't happy. I'm hoping it's just the battery.

WOW!  The water level WAS low on your trip.  Nice pic's of the Mexican Hat falls and those leading out of Glenn.

dd

Is that Canoefly walking on water a couple days back?

nctry_Ben wrote on Sep 20^th, 2011 at 3:25am:

Is that Canoefly walking on water a couple days back?

That's a great shot.  Walking on water, fishing - fertile imagery!  Title it "Jesus' Day Off"  if that ain't too blasphemous.

I haven't been on the forum lately but I checked the POD today and went back a few days. I came upon the pic from 9.15. I have to ask who ever was on that trip; you guys carried all that stuff into the WCPP? Large Coleman stove, full size camp chairs, large red cooler, large cooking pot? Hope you had Sherpas!!! ;)
AM

Kim is todays (9/28/11) POD at the camp sight near boundary point on Saganagons Lake?

Android wrote on Sep 28^th, 2011 at 4:10pm:

I haven't been on the forum lately but I checked the POD today and went back a few days. I came upon the pic from 9.15. I have to ask who ever was on that trip; you guys carried all that stuff into the WCPP? Large Coleman stove, full size camp chairs, large red cooler, large cooking pot? Hope you had Sherpas!!! ;) AM

I wasn't on the trip but I can tell you this, comfort and convenience at camp is, IMHO, a fair trade for those with the ability and I expect even those chairs are a whole lot more comfortable than they look after a long portage or three. ;)

db wrote on Sep 29^th, 2011 at 6:00am:

Android wrote on Sep 28th, 2011 at 4:10pm: I haven't been on the forum lately but I checked the POD today and went back a few days. I came upon the pic from 9.15. I have to ask who ever was on that trip; you guys carried all that stuff into the WCPP? Large Coleman stove, full size camp chairs, large red cooler, large cooking pot? Hope you had Sherpas!!! ;) AM I wasn't on the trip but I can tell you this, comfort and convenience at camp is, IMHO, a fair trade for those with the ability and I expect even those chairs are a whole lot more comfortable than they look after a long portage or three. ;)

The portages between the put-in at Leano Lake and Mexican Hat are all in pretty good shape and only the one entering Mexican Hat has any real length to it (~80 rods).  So, with plenty of hands to carry, its doable in a single day of travel.  I made the stretch from Bunny (1st lake after Leano ... maybe 1 hour of travel) to Mexican Hat in a single day on a solo trip and it was pouring rain much of the time.  Glenn Lake (referenced in another pic) is easy hop from Mexican Hat ... its the next lake north and portages are very short.

So, packing that much gear (while certainly requiring much effort) would be doable if relative fit and if you got a reasonably early start.  Its on the order of 13 portages and feels much the same as doing McEwen to Louisa in Quetico (although a couple of the lakes enroute are a tad larger on the WCPP route).

dd

Yes, the picture on 9/28 is from the 5 star campsite near Boundary point on the NE end of Saganagons. We were there for 4 nights in July.  9/29 is from the campsite also.  You must have been there!  Great spot.  We had to do alot of cleanup when we got there, a large white pine had fallen through camp. I moved the fire pit and re-did it, and we cut alot  of the branches off the pine to make it easier to get around camp. 

FT
Thanks for the confirmation. Some place I have a picture of my Son dressing a fish on that rock.  It was taken more than 12 years ago.
MagicPaddler

:(
I guess we all need to send in some pics...

Thanks for the heads up Mk! I've seen them all before so....

That's a wild shot today -- what kind of bird is that?  Are they in the habit of perching on fingers?

Hummingbird!  Poor thing, all soaked and looking for sugar.

Yes, very odd how the hummingbirdjust landed right on her water bottle/finger.  Luckily her husband got a great photo to document it.

Today's POD perfectly illustrates how I feel out there.  Great shot!

Where's today's portage? (I want to go there).

Thanks a lot Kim, I tried putting water on the Pictogragh image so I could see it better and now things are a little fuzzy on my computer screen. :)

Very nice series of pics ;)thanks

Series of pics by kypaddler are outstanding 8-)

Thank you, Solotripper.

It has been a nice series -- and today's --
Wow!
Thanks for sending them in... Tom

Thanks.

We were in Quetico for eight days in September (Friday through Saturday). The sunset on the second Friday was almost a spiritual experience, what with the many hues and the rapidly changing sky. Its effect was made even more powerful because it was the first time we'd seen the sun since that Monday. For the longest time that evening, there was but a ribbon of blue on the far western horizon, and as the sun slid toward that opening, the clouds seemed to evaporate more than blow away.

It truly was a Crayola box of colors.

It's intriguing how Quetico likes to rough you up, and then -- as you wave good-bye -- it gives you a gift that erases the discomfort and has you longing for a quick return. We had more rain than usual this year, but after that sunset I couldn't remember the wet or the long slogs, only the beauty, the vastness and the untouched wilderness.

Last year a similar thing happened. Our last full day in the woods was just miserable: rain on and off all day, cold temperatures, a stubborn fire (as in it just didn't want to roar) and poor fishing. The mood in camp, in a word, was morose. I particularly felt the darkness. Then ... after we woke early to paddle to the take-out, we were greeted with a beautiful dawn sky, a calm lake with light fog, a beaver paddling in front of us and "slapping tail," loons on the water, a portage where smells seemed to etch themselves into your memory and maple leaves were sprinkled like vivid drops of blood on the trail (and a grouse walked along just ahead of us), and eagles sat like statues on the "sentinel" dead pines on that point of Bayley Bay.

-- kypaddler

Your post today echos my sentiments exactly kypaddler :)
Just when you think Mother Nature is throwing her worst at you, she gives you something like this and hope springs eternal again 8-)

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It's intriguing how Quetico likes to rough you up, and then -- as you wave good-bye -- it gives you a gift that erases the discomfort and has you longing for a quick return.

That was my trip this year. Normally if I get one or two fine evening paddles I'm happy. Years ago on my third/fourth trip we just got beat up so bad I paddled out saying "Never again... Never again... Never again...." And I meant it!

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"I paddled out, saying: Never again. ... Never again. ... Never again. ..." And I meant it.!

Ha -- and I thought that was just me. I've chanted that vow several times over the years, especially the year I was in the bow of a rookie paddler's canoe and a storm dumped us in the middle of Agnes, and the year a conflict of personalities (too many "bosses," too many "whiners") made a long, tiring trip even more wearisome. Thank goodness I was paddling solo that year and was able to stay out of it, or I might have whacked someone upside their stubborn head with a paddle, in-laid wood and all.

This year, however, was one of the most relaxing trips we've ever taken. Every "challenge" was followed by a gift. We moved from Glacier to Louisa one day in a cold rain, with the wind pelting our cheeks with stinging pellets. As you know, that's one portage after another, with lots of difficult landings and tippy-toe trails, and several of us weren't up to the fancy footwork and went down. The whole time we were moving through those nine or so smaller lakes, we were dreading having to paddle out a chopped-up Louisa -- but we were stunned when we emerged from the canopy of trees on the portage and found a dead-calm lake and lighter skies.

Standing on that beach and looking southwest, nary a ripple in sight, we knew we'd been blessed.

-- kypaddler

:)And again I say "very nice"

Love your photo today Mike P.  Nice to see the sun in the photo.  We had a total of about 15 minutes of sunshine on our week long canoe trip last week and it was funny to see everyone get out there cameras and start taking photos.  The event sounded like pavarazzi's around royalty, or Mexican castanets.  Now our trip will be forever documented in eternity as a "sunny" pleasant trip.

Thanks Starwatcher.  I show friends this photo and tell them I'll take this campsite over any of the most expensive hotels.  Surrounded by such beauty, it's breathtaking.

Mike 

That's gotta be MasterT's pool-noodle lure hanger!  Clever system.

Looks like an accident waiting to happen to me.

Nice leg rest!!

squigman wrote on Oct 25^th, 2011 at 2:07pm:

Looks like an accident waiting to happen to me.

Steer those northerns to the other side of the boat.

-YB

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Naked water run?

Mike,

Looks good enough to eat!!

starwatcher

Beautiful picture today thanks

kypaddler,

Nice picture; looks like rough rapids.  What is the location of today's picture of the rapids?

starwatcher

Thank you, Starwatcher.

I believe that is a piece of Canyon Falls, just east of Kenny Lake in Quetico.

-- kypaddler

The last 3 pictures were on the Kawishiwi River between Lake 4 and Hudson.  We were on Insula when the lightning hit on August 18th.  The rest they say is history.  I'm glad I was there before the fire.  It was a great trip.  Kim

Thanks for sharing the photos.  We go a different route each year.  Last year was the numbered lakes to Alice.  I'm glad we went there before the fire. We hadn't been that route since about a decade ago, and previous to that I went there with a church group when I was a teenager about 45 years ago.  Now that the fire hit I probably won't go that route for another 30 years. :(

starwatcher

Agreed.  It is nice to see that area pre-fire one last time.  We were there in 2006, and seeing your photos is bringing back memories.  Thanks.

We were on Square Lake and Kawasachong this September, just two days before the firestorm blew in and changed those views for many years to come.  I know what comes next will have its own beauty, but I am still savoring the last days of a special place as I like to remember it.

Nice Barton paddle.  :)

Best tripping carbon paddle IMO. Zav bought them out, but isn't interested in making any. So hang on to it.

You can spot them in CCS ad's too. Sweet

Heh, I admired the paddle before I saw the pictographs. 

I love the pictograph's!  I always wander what they were trying to convey?  What their life was like of the folks who did these? etc.  I get goose bumps, every time I see them in person. I get such a feeling of going back in time, so to speak.  Thanks for sharing!
SunCatcher

Yes, I have 4 of those great paddles.....Pictographs are a wonder.  What were they trying to convey?  I'm close to seeing all of the pictos in the BW and the Q.  Only a few sites left.  These are from Fishdance lake.  Nice panel of pictos.  Kim

I wander on the pictos, like where the "murals" are with multiple picto's, how long of time it was between each picto?  I mean, did they do em all at once, or was it over multiple years or what?  Nice Pictures!
SunCatcher

Todays POD is great!
The mist adds to the surreal effect of the
shot.
That outcropping of rocky shoreline seems suspended over the water, not next to it.
8-)

Yes.  It is the kind of picture that really makes me want to be there.   :)

Todays POD is another outstanding pic.
Sent a chill up my spine in a good way 8-)

Love the loon shot.

-- kypaddler

Wow...winter is just beginning here in Ohio and these last couple shots  :) are going to make it soooooo loooooong... :(

Nice photos, very artistic!

starwatcher

Beauty of a sunset shot today!
We had one similar there in 2008 - the wife got some great pics that night too.
Thanks for sharing.  -Tom

Nice photo on Pickeral!  Very dramatic.

Starwatcher

Nice Picture! You could caption it... Sunny (Suncatcher) going to bed.

Perfect 'god-rays', nice!

Red and green reminds me of Christmas and the shopping I still need to get done. :D

starwatcher

The red moss picture is from 2010. Went past the same spot this past year and it was bleached out and faded to tan -- courtesy of the drought.

:(

-- kypaddler

It will bounce back.  Luck you were there at the right time to get the awesome shot.  To everything, turn, turn, turn.

I really enjoy the POD today, especially since I haven't made it back to the Man Chain in over a decade.  That's too long in my book.

The main reason we went on the Man Chain was there was a fire ban in the BWCA.  Now we will head up that way for the next several decades.

starwatcher

Love today's POD! Reminds of the time I was knee deep after slipping off the courdoroy on that portage  :P ;D

We were lucky it was dry.  There actually is a re-route that totally avoids this section.  I agree and have gone waist up in mud previously on portages.  It doesn't matter how long a portage is that makes it difficult, just how deep the mud is. ;)

I like portages with a little water flow, though today's POD has a bit more than I like.  I find the water washes away the mud & leaves solid ground to walk on.  Last spring buddy was asking why I was walking in the flow, as he slipped and slid on the mucky fringes.

The portage is to the left of the photo.  This is the drainage from Sheridan to Carp. 

starwatcher

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DentonDoc wrote on Dec 23^rd, 2011 at 6:46pm:

From my home to yours ... I hope this season brings you a Merry Christmas and a happy, prosperous New Year. dd

And a very merry Christmas to you yours DD! As a frugal recycler at heart, I'll leave any interim PODs up to anyone interested by attaching/linking something special on a first offered first viewed basis.

So, until the regularly scheduled POD display returns, happy canoeyear to one and all!

That's a pretty POD today, Karl.  It makes me want to go canoeing.   :)

Thanks Lynda,  we had that place to ourselves and didn't see anyone all week.

starwatcher

Thanks for sharing the POD today!  Now I really have Up North fever!

Thanks JJ,

I have some canoe country fever myself.  It will be sometime for the ice to melt for canoeing, but I might have to try a winter day trip for a cure.

starwatcher

The shot today is mesmerizing. Pool and drop till you drop.

Survey marker on the eastern portage between Suzanette and Conmee?

dd

The marker is at the top of the falls emptying into Glenn Lake coming from Mexican Hat direction.

squigman wrote on Feb 6^th, 2012 at 1:44pm:

The marker is at the top of the falls emptying into Glenn Lake coming from Mexican Hat direction.

Well, I guess I stumbled right over it a couple of years back and didn't notice ... but there were others trying to get across the portage the other direction when I was passing through.  I didn't think it looked like the one I remember from Suz to Conmee.

Thanks,
dd

It was right at the top of the falls.  I imagine, depending upon water levels, some years it may be under water.

Nice shot today!   I love that kind of water. 

The cooler surprised me. You portaged a cooler?  Wow!  Maybe you've got good sherpas...

prouboy

No sherpas. Just two 50 somethings.  We've taken that cooler on our trips for years, to bring some fresh frozen meat and things with.

Another great shot!  Getting really itchy to go now.  What lake? 

prouboy

Bunny Lake.  WCPP.

Nice rock island today.  I like it!

starwatcher

Island campsite on Kilburn Lake, WCPP

A couple lesser known orchid species.  Today's pic is the Hooker Orchid.  The pic two days ago was the Rattlesnake Plantain Orchid.  Both pics taken in WCPP.

That's a pretty picture today, Hank.  Thanks.

I like misty mornings on LLC or any other lake!   :)

Dang, we have some new photo contributors, and nice shots!   :)

WOW, nice photo Darren Bush!
I want to say Thank you to all you photo contributor's.
I don't always comment....but always enjoy them.
Keep it up!
SunCatcher

Today's pic...Campsite 2 on Trident north of Ensign? Am I right Vicki? :-/
Android

That tarp looks like the same pattern as my tarp.  You must have gotten a lot of that fabric.

Android, that site is in the narrow channel between Carp Lake BWCA and the rest of Carp Lake that lies in the Q.
Magic, it IS the same pattern but is also double the weight of the fabric in your tarp.  Too heavy for a big tarp like yours. I'll make some smaller items out of it, like sacks and footprints for tents.   IC

My guess on the location of today's POD is Agnes, third campsite to the east on the peninsula.

starwatcher

You are right!  We had a great trip there over Labor Day weekend last year.  It is a stunning site.

Yes, nice campsite.  We camped there about five years ago. 

Funny thing about the site is that we had people get lost on the way walking back from the biffy it was so far back in the woods and they would get turned around. Weird. :-?

starwatcher

Yes, it was hard to find in the first place!!!

Wow, if there is a campsite on top of those rocks displayed in today's POD, I'd call it "fortress camp." 

prouboy

Today's (13th) and yesterday's POD look like they could be from Table Rock.

Crack Kills!  ;D

Burntside maybe?

Small island site in western Crooked?

It's on American Agnes, the site on a small penisula, actually the middle site of 3.   

Looks like the tooth fairy and I have similar photo themes although hers are better.  These were my photos of the rock and crack from a soggy October 2007 trip (My camera wet)

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I love yesterday's Blue Rocks and reflection in the water.  Wonderful photographic effect! :)

starwatcher

Thanks, that site is a gem!

What the . . . ?  Is that a canoe about to fall on that guys head?

Looks like a FedEx/courrier package?

Must have been a hell of a gust of wind when he topped the hill! Looks like a canoe, or it could be a FedX package?

I've never seen someone portaging one, but maybe a Mylar balloon in tow?   :-?

Looks like a thrown gallon ziplock in midair to me.

Steve decided to throw a bag of tp at me exactly when I took the picture......  A Canoe about to drop on his head???
Ha!  Glad this picture caught your attention!  I just liked the white pine tree on the portage.....

Doesn't it look like the front profile of a white, kevlar Souris River falling from the sky?  I had to do a double take.  I like the tree too.

...and we have a winner.

Wait, wait Suncatcher, I've seen that photo somewhere before..... :)

prouboy

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Nice...At least your "MOLLY" has a pad.  Mine is special as it was her first and last trip....She is suffering from a bad kidney disease and wont be around long, so it is a very special trip and picture for me.  Thanks for Sharing your picture it is special having a dog along.
SunCatcher

Sorry to hear about Molly.  I lost a golden a few weeks ago (not the one in the picture).  They quickly become family.  The one in the picture (Puck)  has been on several trips, and I plan to take him into the QP this June.  Some in my group won't like it, but if I had to choose, I'd probably keep Puck and lose the guys!  He never argues with me, he doesn't drink my brandy, and he doesn't snore.  Pretty good canoe mate. 

prouboy

No POD on April 1st?  Is this a joke :)
SunCatcher

Oops. Sorry.

I always appreciate a heads up. Now if you guys would only do it the day before.  ;) ;D

Todays POD is spectacular.

Nice picture Lynda, although I must admit at first glance it caused me to think of those nests tent caterpillars make!

prouboy

Oh, ick!   :P

It is the remains of some kind of flower or seed pod that had matured in September.  I must confess I am not sure what.  They were all over the biffy trail at a campsite where we stopped for lunch on a day trip.  I just thought they were sort of interesting.  Now, thanks to you, I'll never look at them them same way again, Mike.   ;)

I believe that would be fireweed.....

Thanks.  Obviously, I don't usually go in the fall, so I don't recognize these things once they aren't pink anymore.   :-[

Thank you for the wonderful POD today, how fitting a Water Lily for Holy Week.  How fitting of picture on Good Friday.
Thanks for sharing everyone, really enjoy the POD's.
SunCatcher

Yes,
SP2 has a great eye for the simple things in Nature.
The "timing" is indeed fitting for the event 8-)

God's sake man, why are you waiting to fish!  Dry lines catch no fish.   :D

Great shot.

Beautiful shot today!! Thanks, Lynda  :)

Nice batch of photos; thanks Lynda!

starwatcher

Thank you, Karl.  We had a nice trip last September. 

starwatcher wrote on May 1^st, 2012 at 3:57am:

Nice batch of photos; thanks Lynda! starwatcher

At the risk of being redundant, thanks for sharing this latest set of photos Lynda.  Your work always improves my day!
-Tom

Thanks, Tom.

That's a nice one today, too, (not mine.)

Thanks for your recent batch of pods, Lynda.

Love those surface tension shots!

That's a beautiful thing and will be gone in about a minute.  :thumbup

It's nice to see a Spartan1 shot too!
And who is the mysterious Sue Steele?  Such a good eye...
At first I thought those were just a continuation of Lynda's series.  :)
-Tom

Not that it probably matters to anyone here, but today's photo is also from Spartan1 (Neil Childs), not from me (Lynda).  I am the one who loves to swim, not him!   ;)

Doh! Matters to me. I shoulda known better too. In the full size shot you can kinda see into the water a little.  ;)


:-*

It's OK, DB.  But he will never go in to the water above his waist anymore, and I LOVE to really swim!   So he takes the swimming shots, usually.

And now I am wondering about the other shot. . . :-?

There is a lesson to be learned in today's photo.  Thanks Lynda.

monjon wrote on May 21^st, 2012 at 12:34pm:

There is a lesson to be learned in today's photo.  Thanks Lynda.

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todays grafitti....tommorrows pictographs?

Nice moon photo Lynda;

What type of lens do you use?

starwatcher

Usually for a moon shot I use my 70-200 zoom lens and probably zoom in to about 180-200 or thereabouts.  On a tripod.  Set f-stop for about 20 and underexpose, and  shoot to keep the definition in the moon face while still keeping something other than black in the surrounding area.  I ruin a lot more moon shots than I find successful.  I use a remote (cord) shutter-release, too.

During the "super-moon" full moon in early June I was at our lake cottage and I shot for about an hour, fairly long exposures and got lots of great cloudy moon shots.  They were my best yet.  A full moon is a lot better than what we had on the canoe trip, but you take what you get.   ;)

The moon and now the sun in today's POD.  Nice picture. 

Althought weekly schedules determine the lunar schedule for our trips and fishing success, I really like to plan our plans during non-full moon so I get a chance to see the stars and the aurora.  I love the opportunity to see magnitude six stars on the trip.  Don't get much of a chance to do that in the big city. 

This year it looks like we are going in at gibbous moon and coming out with a full moon. 

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Tomorrow's is the one on the right.  :-?

Todays POD features a solo paddler using a double paddle.
I like mine and have noticed more and more people are either trying them or using them at least part time on trips.

I think from past forums, it's mostly a love or hate thing.
If your on the fence or not locked into a single paddle, they're IMHO at least worth a look see.

Just don't kick out major bucks for a good paddle until you know it's for you ;)

ST,
I am the solo paddler in the POD, & I agree entirely with your post. I was a slow convert; a bit of a traditionalist I guess. There was, let me assure, a learning curve. Now I carry both a double blade and a single bent shaft. Open water is double blade; fishing, streams, evening cruising is single. I first rented the kayak paddle on a trip and hated it. Felt clumsy. Borrowed a friend's & really enjoyed it. I bought mine at a "paddlefest" event where I tried out about 5 or 6. My favorite was too pricey for my tight wallet.
Now I also own a kayak. Important note: double blade used with a canoe must be longer than one used for your kayak. Which is why I think my first attempt with the double blade was so bad.
FWIW: I still use traditional Duluth packs, but a Kevlar Bell Magic. Cook over both wood fire & a stove. Wool shirt & fleece. Compass, & tinkering w/ GPS. Converted to a wet-footer about 10 years ago. Casual fisherman, budding photographer. Still holding out against cell phone, ipod, & watch. Strongly favoring Q over BW. Next goal: reflector oven.
I suspect I'm pretty much like most of the people here: doin' what works best for me.
KenH

WIF,

Yes, the learning curve can be steep and maybe a bit painful, as the double paddle uses a little different set of muscles than a single paddle does.
I tried with a kayak paddle while still a tandem paddler. Even from bow/stern I had to windmill the double to avoid hitting the gunnel's every stroke. Exhausting to be sure.

When I went solo, I did some research and found that indeed you need a much longer paddle .
I use a Mohawk 9' paddle that they sold as a canoe double paddle. Not the lightest but for $50, it's tough as hell and until the weight becomes an issue, I'm happy with it.

Another factor in using a double over a single or both as you/I do, IMHO has a lot to do with muscle memory.
People that are able to paddle regularly like any repetitive motion athlete, develop muscle memory.
Putting a double in  their hands is like giving a golfer/tennis player a completely different set of clubs/racket.

In my case, I don't get to go often enough to be locked in to one particular set of muscle memories.
Whether double or single, the first few days on the water I'm struggling to get a rhythm anyway.

Not for everyone, but IF you can make it work, it gives you a good tool that excels in certain conditions.

Wind-In-Face wrote on Jul 8^th, 2012 at 2:12pm:

Next goal: reflector oven.

Oh, you mean something like this:
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to produce something like this:

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Portion size:  1 of these per person

I prepared this the first night out on my June trip this year (Middle Roland campsite).  Pizza crust from a dry mix, then topped with pizza sauce, pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, ground beef, ripe olives and mushrooms.    (There were no leftovers!)

dd

DD, you've got it!
The pizza looks so good in that pic I can almost smell it!
That's exactly what I'm shooting for. Thanks for the inspiration.
- Ken (wif)

Spectacular DD. 

We make "camp pizzas" with tortillas, but they don't compare to the real thing!

prouboy

I noticed the temperature gauge hanging inside your stove DD.  Here's a shot of one I recently mounted on the roof of my stove. It unscrews for storage.

prouboy

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Puckster wrote on Jul 16^th, 2012 at 12:18am:

I noticed the temperature gauge hanging inside your stove DD.  Here's a shot of one I recently mounted on the roof of my stove. It unscrews for storage.

Nice work.  I just went the quick, cheap, and simple route.  I don't always use the thermometer.  However, I've found the back hatch I added very useful for checking/turning what is in the oven without reaching over the flames to do so.

dd

interesting... I didn't notice that you can remove the back "hatch" in your stove.  I have to 1) carefully pick up the stove and move it away from the fire, 2) reach in and turn the dish, 3) return the stove to its position next to the fire.  1+2+3=hassle. 

How do you attach the back so that it stays on, yet allows you to remove? 

prouboy

Today's picture is actually second portage going up river from Carp toward Knife Lake.  Very nice Quetico campsite in the background.  IC

Puckster wrote on Jul 16^th, 2012 at 1:09pm:

interesting... I didn't notice that you can remove the back "hatch" in your stove.  I have to 1) carefully pick up the stove and move it away from the fire, 2) reach in and turn the dish, 3) return the stove to its position next to the fire.  1+2+3=hassle.  How do you attach the back so that it stays on, yet allows you to remove?

Sorry Mike, I didn't see your post until IC commented about her picture.  Nice shot, Vicki!  Looks like a wonderful campsite in the background ... lots of duff around!!

Mike, maybe a picture will help:

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Since I built my version of a reflector oven, I wasn't too concerned about tinkering with it (although I did save the original back panel, just in case).

As you can see, I cut another back panel sized piece and then cut out a hole in roughly 1/2 inch all the way around.  Actually, I made the edge a bit wider at the bottom so I could cut down about 1/4 inch at each corner and then slightly flare the piece between the cuts.  This makes a slot that the other piece rests in when mounted on the back of the oven.

The cover plate was cut about 1/4 inch wider that the cut-out hole, but more like 3/4 inch at the top.  Then the top edge was folded over about 1/4 inch to make a longitudinal "U" shape.  This U shape slips over to top of the back panel and the lower edge is dropped into the slot.  That's about all there is to it.

BTW:  The slots I cut to hold the side panels are intentionally irregular because my stove is held together by the friction between the parts ... there are not pins or fasteners with this design.  I might also mention that your measurements will likely be bigger since I downsized the original design for my typical "party of 2" group.  (The stove weighs in at just about 1 pound.)

I use a pair of leather gloves to remove/replace the panel and to turn the baking pan.  I suppose a multi-tool would also work.

dd

Today's photo is actually a campsite on Trout Lake, BWCAW, August of 2011. IC

Today's photo is actually a small river which joins Trout Lake and Little Trout Lake, BWCAW, August of 2011. IC

Today's photo is also on Trout Lake.  Knife Lake pics will show soon.  IC

And it's nice shot too!  Amazing you were on soft water Apr 20.  Thanks for sharing the pics.

Nice shots Vicki. Glad to see discussion return to photography... 8-)

Vicki, I am enjoying the photos.

Have a question, though.  Was yesterday's photos (Knife Lake) really taken in April??  Water lilies look so mature.

The photo on the 25th is in April on the way to Knife Lake.  The last two photos have been Trout Lake in August of 2011.  I submitted a few more which should be of the April trip to Knife Lake.  IC

Today's picture is "camping on the portage trail" when we couldn't find a campsite late on a Friday night on Brule Lake, BWCAW. August 2011. 
IC

Did you have more bugs than "normal" (for the trip) when you camped on the portage?  It seems like even insects know where to find a meal.

dd

The bugs weren't so bad, it was late August and pretty cool at night.  My friend thought she could just "sleep under the stars" instead of putting up her tent.  She said the bugs kept her awake and she had to sleep with her head covered up.
The biggest problem on this particular portage was no large flat spots to put a tent up.   ;D

Today's photo IS taken in April 2012 and the rest that follow should be of Knife Lake in April.  Somehow the captions got turned around.  I am setting off today on a 6 day trip back into the VNP.  IC

Yes, I am figuring out that the captions must be wrong.  Today's photo doesn't look much like August!   ;)

Nice fish pics!! Where's whats-his-name? The whipper-snapper that thinks ALL pics should be fish pics.

I enjoy the fish pics as much as anyone but with out some "context", one pic looks pretty much like another one.
The scenery shots/animal pics like those 3 otters sets the mood which to my mind makes the fish pics even more enjoyable

I LOVE today's POD!  I have come back about four times now just to look at it again.   :) :dankk2

I concur with Spartan, excellent photo

Thanks. On Batchewaung Lake we emerged from dense fog so thick I couldn't see shoreline just a few yards away. It was pretty disorienting not having a visual frame of reference while we paddled along, slowly. The sun began to burn through and made the curious reflection on the still water.

This one was runner up for photo of the week in paddling.net online magazine.

I adjusted IC's captions (they're still probably not right), loaded everything I had left in the can and even added some of my own to fill out the month while I had the time.

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I assume todays picture is one of the portages south from Nym Lake.  I tell my newby friends that is a typical Quetico portage.

Magicpaddler wrote on Aug 15^th, 2012 at 11:55am:

I assume todays picture is one of the portages south from Nym Lake.  I tell my newby friends that is a typical Quetico portage.

Distinctive, isn't it?  We exited that way last September.  I'd bet the farm you've correctly identified the location.

I'm actually quite surprised how frequently some of what might seem "nondescript" POD's strike a Quetico memory bell.  I guess some wilderness "visuals" are written in indelible ink.

Jimbo   8-)

Magicpaddler wrote on Aug 15^th, 2012 at 11:55am:

I assume todays picture is one of the portages south from Nym Lake.  I tell my newby friends that is a typical Quetico portage.

I will vote Jesse-to-Maria because I didn't think they had such a long section of it done for Nym-Batch. 

I met one of the guys working on the Nym-Batch section this summer out of a BSA Northern Tier High Advanture Base in Ely.  Cool guys & very helpful too - they offered to carry for us from Nym to Batch after they heard how we lost our canoe & paddles...more in the trip report (yep I need to write that report!)  He told of standing waist deep in mud & dropping huge rocks one after another into the holes on Maria-Jesse a few years back.  All I could do was thank them!   :)   

BTW, they call these sections "pavement."

-Tom

We exited that way last September also; I pretty sure it's the Jesse-Maria portage after major rehab done on the former slogfest.

Jessie / Maria.

The day before was from the Jessie / Maria portage too. It's just not quite as memorable a section. I heard the gold paving was put off 'till 2016 due to tightening budgets.  8-)

It is impressive though. There's even places for excess runoff to pass through. I wonder how long it will last.

The Jesse-Maria 'pavement' was good in 2010 & 2012 - looked pretty much the same over the 2 yr period -- maybe due to maintenance.

db, where's today's pic from?

It's taken from the southern wind shadow of the long island in S Batchewaung Bay. The v in the distance is the first portage towards McAlpine.

Rest up, put the camera away, put on the PFD, grab a painter and go!

Ok, not you got me curious...where was the "not a portage" spot?  I will avoid it in low water! -Tom

Kasakokawog to Cirrus as I recall. It was funny. I was just poking around on a day trip, saw the path and thought not with a borrowed canoe for kicks. There must be a better way. So paddled around to find a much easier way to NOTHING! The actual portage was 100-300 or yrds away to the right and really, really, REALLY - obvious.

The thing that was striking to me is an obvious path to follow presented itself. And so it had been followed. It just didn't go anywhere so it got beaten down twice making it an even more obvious path to follow.... Go figure. Funny how things work.

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Sorry for the delay.
I just had to check in person. They have not laid the gold pavers on the Jessie / Maria 'sub-pavement' yet. It's worn down to bumpy gravel in a few spots so they better hurry if they want it level . ;)

There has been no POD for several days.  Why?

'cause I'm a dope? Thanks for the reminder.

So much water . . . so little time.

Where were the pictographs from?  The cliff looks like Basswood.  Thanks

monjon wrote on Oct 10^th, 2012 at 1:38pm:

Where were the pictographs from?  The cliff looks like Basswood.  Thanks

The pictos from the previous couple of days are from east side of LLC, between Bottle and Black Robe portages.  They are separated by several feet, so they can't be labeled a mural, but there are relatively close to each other.

dd

It is a rare two headed polyhumper.

Magicpaddler wrote on Oct 20^th, 2012 at 1:31pm:

It is a rare two headed polyhumper.

... and geez, silly me, I thought that strain was extinct!!

I guess you never really know what lurks in the depths of a Quetico lake.

Jimbo  8-) 

Today's POD is great.
Nothing like a little hammock time in God's country :thumbup

solotripper wrote on Oct 24^th, 2012 at 6:10pm:

Today's POD is great. Nothing like a little hammock time in God's country :thumbup

That looks nearly identical to the one I take, except this one appears to have longer ropes.  I do like mine a little more taut so I lay flatter.  I managed to snag a couple of great naps on this year's trip while base camped on Darky.  It was heavenly!!

dd

dd,
I have that Byer Mosquito traveler with the bug net attached. About little heavier, but no damn bug is going to keep me from a nap ;D

Nice rainbow today, Mike.  Where were you?

Nice...I want to go there!

Spartan2 wrote on Oct 25^th, 2012 at 11:21am:

Nice rainbow today, Mike.  Where were you?

Thanks Lynda.  It's Upper Pawness, off the Little Indian Sioux.

Mike

Nice pic today, Mike! Sure know what it's like to be dog-tired at the end of a day in canoe country  ;D

So true ML! 

And now "my buddy" and I are in the middle of pheasant season.  Talk about dog tired!  He can barely get in the truck at the end of the day, god bless him.  Ran into a barbed wire fence last time out, and has a nasty gash to prove it.  Dogs are amazing animals.  Of course, I'm not biased.

I take Puck along on canoe trips if the other guys don't mind.  When he's in a canoe he answers to  "Captain Puck."   

prouboy

Woooooow...
Jaw dropping sunset! 
Thanks.

You're welcome.  Thanks for the compliment!

prouboy

Nice batch of photos Mike W.  That's my kind of memorable scenes of the canoe country.

starwatcher

Thanks, starwatcher - lots more to come!

Btw, all of these are from Woodland Caribou in August.

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Agreed - nice set of shots & thanks!

But what is today's??

Mk631 wrote on Nov 20^th, 2012 at 1:47pm:

But what is today's??

Rock tripe (the fungus/lichen that grows on rocks).  Actually, it is edible ... but doesn't have abundant nutritional value.

dd

My understanding is the jury's still out on whether it's edible.  Mark Stensaas in CC Flora says rock tripe has a completely undeserved reputation as an edible lichen.

I've never tried it though.

starwatcher

As Patrick McManus (the outdoor humor writer) says, there is a big difference between "edible" and "good to eat".  Cattails may be edible (won't kill you), but if they were "good to eat" (desirable), they would sell them in the produce section of the megamart for $2.99 per pound. 

I really like this series of POD, very similar to some of the photos I like to take. Texture, contrasting color, dichromatic, subtle lighting and shadow, simple subjects. Very nice, very artistic. Thanks

jimmar wrote on Nov 24^th, 2012 at 6:44pm:

I really like this series of POD, very similar to some of the photos I like to take. Texture, contrasting color, dichromatic, subtle lighting and shadow, simple subjects. Very nice, very artistic. Thanks

Yup. I agree the past couple had a rather nice "painterly" quality to them.

Thanks, guys, I appreciate the compliments.

Looking through these pods again a couple of months after submitting them, I find myself thinking "I should have culled that one before sending in this year's batch. And that one too, and that one as well ...". But at the time db sounded so desparate for POD submissions ;D

Every photographer (even us amateurs) has his own style, his own approach to composition that matches his own aesthetic senses. Personally, I usually try to isolate one (or at most two) elements of a scene (form, texture, colour, pattern etc) and then try to build a balanced shot on that.

More painterly? Well It's probably true that I've been more influenced by Monet than Ansel Adams, more by Degas than Diane Arbus, more by J.M.W. Turner than Pete Turner. But there's probably been more influence from decades of Sierra Club wilderness calendar shots than Constable, so maybe it's a matter of chance which artist I'm subconsciously trying to copy at any given time.

There are lots of other good photographers here in QJ-land, and lots of other equally viable styles of wilderness photography. What kind of approaches do the rest of you take when you pull out your cameras?

I think I am similar to you in my approach at times, and I have enjoyed your photos, Mike.

Today's is lovely.

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Any photo I take that comes out pleasant to the eye is just pure dumb luck ;D
Some people have an "eye" for the shot.
You do and so do others here.
Were all glad you do 8-)

Hi, J-S.

Your series of PODs is simply awesome!!  Thx for taking the time.   :)  Only downer is now you've got us dreaming about next season's Q trips and winter hasn't started yet here in Ohio... :( 

That is just a drop dead beautiful picture you put up today.  Thanks!

Yep.  Today's shot DOES look like a WCPP portage.  Lush green moss all around sprinkled with jackpine and spruce (although some look like white pine).  The contrast of the walking path makes it all the easier to spot and follow.  Its almost like there is a whisper in the woods ... "slow down, enjoy!"

Nice shot ... great series.

dd

J_S is that your stripper in some of the previous photos? Did you build it?

jimmar wrote on Dec 6^th, 2012 at 2:00pm:

J_S is that your stripper in some of the previous photos? Did you build it?

Yes, the design is a Bear Mountain "Redbird":
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Sliver moon is nice, thanks for sharing your trip photos!

I agree. That is another beauty.

Ever wonder if waxing or waning depends on perspective? Any guesses? Anyway to take an educated guess which just by looking? Does it matter?

db wrote on Dec 12^th, 2012 at 10:02pm:

Ever wonder if waxing or waning depends on perspective? Any guesses? Anyway to take an educated guess which just by looking? Does it matter?

The lit-up side is always the side where the sun is. Since this pic was taken in the evening, the sun is in the west, so the pic must have been taken looking south (more or less). If it had been taken in the morning, it would have had to have been taken looking north (ie lit-up side = east). Is that what you mean?

When I processed that very tasty crescent moon shot, I was tempted to flop the photo horizontally to see if anyone noticed. Today I almost wondered if I did until I remembered seeing that same moon on my trip this summer. That makes it a waxing moonset at sunset - I think. Flopped would put the shot in the southern hemisphere or maybe then it should be flipped vertically? Nah.

I forgot to look at a moon phase calendar before my last trip and that sight required some thought and math one night. All I know for sure is the sun has never set due west on any of my canoe trips. ;)

Nice shot today. 

nice shot indeed! I've really been enjoying this series of shots. You really have a talent for capturing the beauty of a simple subject that goes unnoticed by most.

Yep - good stuff - enjoy much - thanks!

I don't know if I have seen a clear damselfly, fresh maybe, nice photo.
Back to the moon thing, I remember it as...left lit last, as in the left side is lit on a waning moon...does that make any sense?

Does anyone know the name of the butterfly? in this photo?

prouboy

Puckster wrote on Dec 16^th, 2012 at 1:06am:

Does anyone know the name of the butterfly? in this photo? prouboy

I'll float a guess.  Something of the Fritillary family; perhaps Variegated.

dd

DentonDoc wrote on Dec 16^th, 2012 at 3:27am:

Something of the Fritillary family; perhaps Variegated.

Definitely a frit, though I'm not sure which subspecies.

You can always identify fritillaries by the letters "OSB" on the leading edge of the wing. Sometimes (like in this photo) you need to use a bit of imagination, but it's there.

All canoe trips eventually come to an end, and so too do the sets of pix generated by them.

I think I've hogged the PODium long enough, and it's time to move on to the next contributor. Hopefully there will be more photos of people in the upcoming batch(es), or at least lots of ideas I can steal!

Thanks to everyone for their kind comments, to db for giving me this forum to share my photos, and to those in the queue after me for their patience :)

Mike

Mike -

I have to concur with the sentiment expressed by others.  This series is among the best I've seen on the POD.  I've enjoyed the expressiveness, color, contrast and composition of many of your shots.  Its always nice to see shots that capture the small things that flavor our journey in the wilderness and well as the grand vistas we admire.

Well done!  But better yet, in a single word, AWESOME!

dd

chaga wrote on Dec 15^th, 2012 at 12:40am:

Back to the moon thing, I remember it as...left lit last, as in the left side is lit on a waning moon...does that make any sense?

Yes thanks but as about much sense as OSB did for me. Everything helps someone a little when the know their desired direction.

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Sometimes we overlook the simple things.

Joe_Schmeaux wrote on Dec 16^th, 2012 at 6:07am:

DentonDoc wrote on Dec 16th, 2012 at 3:27am: Something of the Fritillary family; perhaps Variegated. Definitely a frit, though I'm not sure which subspecies. You can always identify fritillaries by the letters "OSB" on the leading edge of the wing. Sometimes (like in this photo) you need to use a bit of imagination, but it's there.

Nice!  Can you recommend a butterfly id field guide small and light enough to take on QP trips? 

prouboy

db wrote on Dec 17^th, 2012 at 9:12am:

chaga wrote on Dec 15th, 2012 at 12:40am: Back to the moon thing, I remember it as...left lit last, as in the left side is lit on a waning moon...does that make any sense? Yes thanks but as about much sense as OSB did for me. Everything helps someone a little when the know their desired direction.

You probably use the "db" method to tell waxing from waning
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Since I know the moon moves east relative to the sun, I can just figure it out from there. (The moon HAS to move in that direction: if it moved west, same as the sun, it would eventually catch up and then it would get burnt up, right?) ;D

On the OSB thing, looking again at the picture, I was surprised how subtle the letters are. On the 16+ species of fritillaries we have here in the Canadian Rockies, the "OSB" is much more obvious.

DD, what are your frits in Texas like?

I was talking about the moon with someone last night. I know where the moon is/will be from new to full and see it in the afternoon sometimes so the "db method" may be very helpful in the future if I pay attention!  :thumbup

So where is the OSB again? Wing tips? What is the orientation of the letters? Are they all the same regarding up and down?

Puckster wrote on Dec 18^th, 2012 at 3:46am:

Can you recommend a butterfly id field guide small and light enough to take on QP trips?

Good question - maybe this is worth a separate topic.

I never take field guides when I'm canoe tripping, because they're so heavy (the good ones are full of glossy color plates) and you need one for butterflies, one for flowers, one for bugs, one for mushrooms, ...

And you really need a different one for each geographic area - the "all North America" ones usually have only enough room to list the most common species in any category.

But there are almost always times when I wish I had a good field guide with me. If there were a set of searchable guides in electronic form, I'd be tempted to take a couple of steps out of the Cretaceous and buy an e-reader.

I'm looking forward to hearing what other people do.

db wrote on Dec 18^th, 2012 at 11:16pm:

So where is the OSB again?

On the leading edge of the right wing, near the body, looking down on the butterfly. (The letters are mirror-image on the left side)

Joe_Schmeaux wrote on Dec 18^th, 2012 at 11:04pm:

DD, what are your frits in Texas like?

Saw one like   (You need to Login or Register today on my walk.

dd

Joe_Schmeaux wrote on Dec 18^th, 2012 at 11:19pm:

Puckster wrote on Dec 18th, 2012 at 3:46am: Can you recommend a butterfly id field guide small and light enough to take on QP trips?  Good question - maybe this is worth a separate topic. I never take field guides when I'm canoe tripping, because they're so heavy (the good ones are full of glossy color plates) and you need one for butterflies, one for flowers, one for bugs, one for mushrooms, ... And you really need a different one for each geographic area - the "all North America" ones usually have only enough room to list the most common species in any category. But there are almost always times when I wish I had a good field guide with me. If there were a set of searchable guides in electronic form, I'd be tempted to take a couple of steps out of the Cretaceous and buy an e-reader. I'm looking forward to hearing what other people do.

You have nailed the reasons (and then some) why I don't carry any guides, but also often wishing I had something to help answer questions that invariably arise.  But an e-reader?  Really?   

prouboy

DentonDoc wrote on Dec 18^th, 2012 at 11:36pm:

Joe_Schmeaux wrote on Dec 18th, 2012 at 11:04pm: DD, what are your frits in Texas like? Saw one like   (You need to Login or Register today on my walk. dd

Nuthin!

OK, just so you all don't think I've hollowed out my butterfly field guide and am using it to stash recreational pharmaceuticals, this is what we have out here:
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(from Ben Gadd's Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", old 1986 edition)

Puckster wrote on Dec 18^th, 2012 at 3:46am:

Nice!  Can you recommend a butterfly id field guide small and light enough to take on QP trips?  prouboy

prouboy - How about bringing a camera or sketchbook and then ID them back home.  But I always bring a plant guide book along for the trip.

Nice photo Lynda, my kind of rocky island;  but it looks like rain.  :(

starwatcher

Joe_Schmeaux wrote on Dec 18^th, 2012 at 11:19pm:

Good question - maybe this is worth a separate topic.

I think you should. I started one on "birds". Hopefully it keeps going. I'm interested in seeing what others observe during their trips. Maybe broaden it to include all insects.

There are lots of very knowledgeable people here and I think I can say we're all curious about all things outdoors.

It might be fun.  I have a lot of photos of butterflies, damselflies, dragonflies, and other insects to share, and I am sure others do too.  Certainly would be educational and interesting.

also birds.  Will have to go looking for that bird thread.   :)

Jim J Solo wrote on Dec 19^th, 2012 at 3:21pm:

I started one on "birds". Hopefully it keeps going. I'm interested in seeing what others observe during their trips. Maybe broaden it to include all insects. There are lots of very knowledgeable people here and I think I can say we're all curious about all things outdoors.

I hope the bird thread keeps going too. IIRC it was on "unusual" birds, and I don't think I've ever seen any unusual birds , or at least successfully identified them as unusual. But then I'm at the very bottom end of the "birder knowledge scale".

Topics get forgotten about if there aren't any posts for a while. Maybe we need a separate board for "animals, vegetables, minerals" where we can post non-POD pics and talk about field guides and stuff?

I really like this idea of a topic on flora and fauna.  Great idea.  Who wants to start?

prouboy

I'm in; I can start a topic.  I searched for "birds" and couldn't find any recent post.  Can you steer me in the right direction?

starwatcher

starwatcher wrote on Dec 20^th, 2012 at 11:32am:

I'm in; I can start a topic.  I searched for "birds" and couldn't find any recent post.  Can you steer me in the right direction? starwatcher

I started it in "Current Conditions & Trip Reports".
Still on the 1st page of topics, just "Birds".
Another one here is fine too, if it gets a broader audience.

Beautiful sunset on Cherokee!  Thanks Lynda.

starwatcher

The holiday POD looks like what I saw outside my kitchen window this morning. Looks like we may actually have a winter this year in central Ohio.

J